The AP has called the Democratic presidential primary for Hillary Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
speaks at a rally, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Lynwood, Calif.
Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to
become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president,
making her the first woman to top the ticket of a major U.S.
political party. (AP Photo/John Locher)syndication.ap.org

Hillary Clinton reportedly has commitments from the number of
delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive
nominee for president, and will be the first woman to top the
ticket of a major US political party.

An Associated Press count of pledged delegates won in primaries
and caucuses and a survey of party insiders known as
superdelegates shows Clinton with the overall support of the
required 2,383 delegates.

NBC News and
CNN projected Clinton as the winner shortly after the
Associated Press.

California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota all
hold primaries Tuesday, and North Dakota holds a caucus.

Assuming that the AP's count holds, Clinton will
formally accept her party's nomination in July at the Democratic
National Convention in Philadelphia.

Bernie Sanders, Clinton's Democratic rival,
has vowed to stay in the race until the convention in hopes
he can convince superdelegates to switch to his side. Sanders has
argued he is the stronger candidate to take on presumptive
Republican nominee Donald Trump in the general election.

"It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgement, are
ignoring the Democratic National Committee's clear statement that
it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they
actually vote at the convention this summer," Sanders campaign
spokesman Michael Briggs said in a statement Monday.

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The AP has called the Democratic presidential primary for Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president, and will be first woman to top the ticket of a major U.S. political party. An Associated Press count of pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses and a survey of party insiders known as superdelegates shows Clinton with the overall support of the required 2,383 delegates. Now the presumptive nominee, she will formally accept her party's nomination in July at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.